Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-29
THE BEST DAY.
Larger Crowds, Additional Exhibits
ands Pretty! Weather aConspire to
Help Out the Colored Fair.
Some Truths That Should Rebound to
Their Bene Gt-Mfnor Matters.

Yesterday was by far the most interest
ing and successful day of the Colored
State Fair both as regards the merits OF
the exhibits and the number OF people in
attendance. The weather was perfect.
The people seemed in harmony with
the bright sunshine and entered
into the spirit of the occasion with de-
gree Of enthusiasm wanting in the pre-
ceding days. After O'Clock thropgs of
visitors filed the grounds, enjoying
themselves in divers ways, or with keen
eyes examining into the various articles
on inspection. a
VAST IMPROVEMENT
was visible on every side since the
opening day. Not only has
there been large additions in almost every
department of the displays, but the ex-
hibits have been arranged to much better
advantage under the skillfUl manipuls-
ton of Miss Annie Hudson Of San An
tonic. Among newly arrived articles wes
a beautiful, crazy quilt, the work OF the
young lady Just mentioned.
Miss Annie Skinner of Sherman ex-
hiblted two very pretty plaques worked
on china and velvet.
One of the most interesting Gestures
was the educational display made by the
boys and girls of the Fort Worth public
schools. A reporter was shown these by
their proud instructor, Professor l. al.
Terrell, who has been principal CT the
colored schools since the date OF their
organization. As worthy of mention may
be noted pen drawings By Edward Burts,
map of South America by Ida Ware,
work in algebra and geometry by
William Edwards and in history and
arithmetic by Mary Northam and Askew
Woodland, all of Fort Worth. The work
eh9cted great credit, both on teachers
and pupils, and evidences a mental in
provement that generation ego would
have been deemed impossible.
GOVERNOR ROSS REGRETS.
It had been announced that the Gov
ernor was coming, and the reading Of the
following telegram in the afternoon pro-
duced no little disappointment:
AUSTIN, Oct. %, 1887.
". G. Veal, Fort Worth, Texas:
1 regret exceedingly that public duties
Of special Importance will prevent my in
tended visit. Please make known my re-
grets TO our colored fellow citizens, and
for me wish them success in their under
taking. L. S. Ross.
A GOOD SPEECH.
as partial compensation, however, for
the Governors absence the audience was
favored with an exceedingly able and in
teresting talk from one Of the best known
and most talented colored ministers OF
Texas, Elder A. Grant of Austin, pastor
of the African Methodist Episcopal
church in that city. At
ter few Introductory words
Of congratulation he took up the question
of industrial development and depicted
the supreme Importance of appearing be-
fore the world as an Industrious and
thrifty people. 1t behooved the colored
race to be diligent, and to apply them
arts and to agriculture. According to
there were A. OH colored children
in Texas of scholastic age. The
speaker would like to know how msuy
same report there were 419 teachers.
How many Of them make pale of cotton
or build house? The people must train
their children to work and
NOT TO LOAF,
LuSy USO4u ClSEoLO GuClI 1dIO ii LuiI
eyes of mankind. The present
it cultivated the head but not
the hand. The rising generation should
be taught to utilize their hands, learning
the various crafts so as to develop into
useful and worthy citizens. The edu-
cation OF the head, hand and heart should
go On g. the same time and this was the
only proper system. The speaker had
with others waited on Governor Ross to
ask for an Industrial school for lbs race.
Owing to the expenditure of $4,000
for deaf and dumb and blind asylums
nothing could be done at present, but
hopes were held cut for the future. In
this connection it was proper TO say q
word in praise of Governor Ross, whom
the speaker considered true and good
man and friend of the negro.
There was talk On the part of some OF
going to California, and others spoke OF
emigratipg elsewhere, YET, my friends, the
great masses of Us will continue to live In
Texas, and most OF Us will be buried
beneath her sod. We are here with the
white people whom we helped to build
up the state-her churches and schools
and railroads-and we are here to stay.
Our relations with the white people ought
| to snd must be friendly, for our interests
are the same. Let all prejudice be cast
aside from the hearts OF both races aud
let US work together as friends for
the common good, and take equal
pride in the advancement of our
glorious state. On the part of the colored
people long to see more race pride,
more confidence in one another, more
ambition, more progress. If we wish to
| keep pace with the civilization of the
age, we must work steadfsstly, untiring-
gly. We must depend more on our own
efforts and less on outside help. think
there is great future ahead, and 1 have
faith in the progress Of our race
I would have you remember that the
negro OF the past is what 242 years OF
slavery made him; the negro of the pres
emit what he has been made by twenty.
three of legislation and contention; and
the negro OF the future what he makes
himself"
The above brief synopsis does not dc
justice TO the speech Of Elder Grant.
which made an excellent impression on
his hearers.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
President Hubbell OF Tillottson In sti
! tute, Austin, was on the grounds vpsrer